With no Braves baseball for the next 96 hours, we might as well chat it up about other stuff.
The MLB Futures game starts at 6PM and features Braves pitchers Mike Minor and Julio Teheran.
Spain defeated The Dutch in the World Cup Final in a boring 1-0 game. I have no idea how someone could watch 90+ minutes with no scoring, but hey, discuss that in the thread.
Feel like talking about something else? Movies? Music? Beer? Haithcock? Go ahead! Just please keep in mind to respect TC's and SBN's commenting policies.
Oh, and our Braves have the NL's best record at the All Star Break. Good stuff.
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LEBRON LEBRON LEBRON LEBRON
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Who?
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
I think it’s a type of vuvuzela
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
bravos1984 - July 11, 2010
Vuvuzela?
Isnt that a country in South America?
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
MVHS, you are just too stupid to understand soccer
How dare you dismiss its excitement and beauty.
On a less sarcastic note, I’m stoked to watch Teheran and Minor. I haven’t the pleasure to see either of them pitch life, so I hope they both make it in.
ATLandUNC - July 11, 2010
Haven't seen either since last year in Rome...
Both seem to have stepped it up a notch in the time since, though.
Little Lady - July 11, 2010
haven’t had the pleasure to see either of them pitch live**
ATLandUNC - July 11, 2010
Erin Andrews...
I love you.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010
line
get in it
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
TWEAS
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010
yea
to me
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
haha
MBL1 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
That video of her
Regardless of how creepy and awfully it was acquired, was pretty much was the best internet video of all time.
ATLandUNC - July 11, 2010
just wondering
where can you see it?
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
FORSHAME I SAY!
FitzFan - July 11, 2010
LOL
didn’t expect something like this here
lingsched - July 11, 2010
Paul the Octopus is freakin awesome
MBL1 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
U-S-A! U-S-A!
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Greatest country in world....
all other countries, is run by little girls…..
bravos1984 - July 11, 2010
+1
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
Mike Moustakas
I want him
ATLandUNC - July 11, 2010
I like how every player in the futures game is on the “fast track” to the Majors.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Even though Gorkys has been there 3 years in a row.
cbwilk - July 11, 2010
I swear his dad makes the rosters or something.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
or the pirates have no good prospects
kbertling353 - July 11, 2010
and it's ALWAYS true
just ask barbaro canizares
lingsched - July 11, 2010
erin andrews: i could take a white castle right now...
of course you could, erin… of course you could
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
lol at jp ricciardi not knowing what "three true outcome" means
kbertling353 - July 11, 2010
yea haha
i went “whaaat?” when he said hits for average
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
I thought that's what he said
That’s just priceless.
Sam Jethroe - July 11, 2010
jp ricciardi...
Biggest nose of any former or current GM? I swear that thing has its own zip code.
beeswax - July 11, 2010
No Mike or Julio yet?
bravesforever16 - July 11, 2010
Teheran coming in now according to Gameday
Sir Stealth - July 11, 2010
JULIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Hello World
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
ump's been sucking all night
this is no exception
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
Teheran
walks the dude, he’ll settle in.
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
103 K’s in 88 1/3 innings. I like
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
Yeah,
I was able to see him pitch once, he did not disappoint.
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
and only 22 BB
not a bad pickoff move either
TheBravestWay To Block A Decent Prospect - July 11, 2010
Teheran has a pretty nice pickoff move too.
ATLandKC - July 11, 2010
Teheran was born in the 90s.
I’m not sure how I feel about that but I know that it is :(
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
god I'm old
beeswax - July 11, 2010
julio a little wild
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Nerves?
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
i'd say so
tried to throw a few curveballs but couldn’t get a handle on them
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Yep
This is a big crowd compared to a minor league game. He settles down and escapes damage.
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
and he gets out of it
Bravely going forward - July 11, 2010
Teheran is teh sux
trade him for gorkys wren do it
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
Ozzie Martinez looks like he could be Pedro’s son.
ATLandKC - July 11, 2010
STFD
TheBravestWay To Block A Decent Prospect - July 11, 2010
lol
he puts his top 5 farm systems on the board and talks about all except for braves
Oxymorman - July 11, 2010
lol @ toronto
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Minor time
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
ohhhh minor v gorkys
this ought to be good
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
mike minor is in
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Teheran looked pretty good. Thats my first time seeing him.
Braves24 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Wow...gotta love JT's arm motion
Looks so smooth and easy. Almost Pedro Martinez-like.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Exactly
Smooth and powerful.
Sam Jethroe - July 11, 2010
gorkys!
Oxymorman - July 11, 2010
never thought i'd hear "mike minor" and "strikeout machine" in the same sentence
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
It’s Rick Sutcliffe…he probably thinks the Easter Bunny is real too
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
I know Joe Morgan, Jon Miller and a whole host of other guys on ESPN take a lot of flack for being awful, but Sutcliffe is THE ABSOLUTE WORST
beeswax - July 11, 2010
124 K’s this year, what would you call him
bighop - July 11, 2010
+1
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
lets go minor
Braves24 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
first PA hit hard for an out
kbertling353 - July 11, 2010
It’s Tee-heh-ran, not Te-heh-ron.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
hmm… i thought it was tay-ron?
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
I perfer it this way solely so i can make jihad jokes.
DogDaysofSummer - July 11, 2010
let's hear some
i’m interested in how you connect the dots
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
Teh-hair-in
esadb - July 11, 2010
-my-soup-is-grossing-me-out.
J-Freak - July 12, 2010
minor looked good
Braves24 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
what are we going to do with minor next year
kbertling353 - July 11, 2010
hopefully put him in the #5 spot in the rotation after we trade Lowe and Kawakami…..easier said than done though.
Windu - July 11, 2010
I hope he’s still around next year, I keep hearing he’s trade bait
bighop - July 11, 2010
I realize we have a lot of pitching depth
but I personally think it would be a mistake to trade him, as close as he is to being major league ready.
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
Also, with all those righties in the rotation
it would be nice to mix in a lefty
bravesforever16 - July 11, 2010
yea
He would fit nice into our rotation being a lefty
Braves24 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Minor
Loved his off- speed pitch. Throws a fastball at 93 and next pitch an 84 off-speed.
HEYJUDE - July 11, 2010
Sweet inning.
Scott Coleman - July 11, 2010 via mobile
seriously, we need a counter for how many times “fast track” is said
Bravely going forward - July 11, 2010
then how many counters would we have?
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
one?
Bravely going forward - July 11, 2010
like 4.. that’s one. ‘fisted’ is 2.. HOF JM is 3.. and any JM said by JM is 4.. there are also others that I can’t think of
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
ah, i thought you were asking a trick question
Bravely going forward - July 11, 2010
also, don’t forget, “SWING AND A DRIVE!”
Bravely going forward - July 11, 2010
Gaby Sanchez or Garrett Jones for Fanasty purposes?
bravesforever16 - July 11, 2010
I'd go with Gaby
beeswax - July 11, 2010
U-S-A! U-S-A!
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
solid performances from Minor and JT…nice
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
is anyone else as excited as i am for the legends and celebrities softball game as i am?
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
who is in it?
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
hmmm
not sure
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
i hope Kenny Main
i remember watching it 2-3 years ago and Kenny put me into tears he was so funny
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
Alyssa Milano Nick Lachey
James Denton Chris Rock
Kevin James Jimmy Kimmel
Kevin Costner Ozzie Smith
Jenna Fischer Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Matt Damon Jon Hamm
Billy Crystal Shawn Johnson
Jerry Rice Dave Winfield
Nelly Jon Stewart
Bob Knight Tim McGraw
Jessica Biel George Lopez
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
Expanded List
Alyssa Milano
Billy Bob Thorton
Billy Crystal
Bob Knight
Chris Rock
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Dane Cook
Dave Winfield
Don Mattingly
Ernie Banks
George Brett
George Lopez
Goose Gossage
Howie Long
James Denton
Jenna Fischer
.Jerry Rice
Jessica Biel
Jimmy Kimmel
John Elway
Jon Hamm
Jon Stewart
Kevin Costner
Kevin James
Matt Damon
Nelly
Nick Lachey
Ozzie Smith
Rob Schneider
Shawn Johnson
Tim McGraw
Whoopi Goldberg
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
matt damon
sweeeeeeeet
Rob Schneider…sweeeeeeet
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
cool, where did you get the list?
nelly again? he was at the softball game in st. louis last year, and he made some great catches in the OF and clubbed 2 HRs i think
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
official website
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
ZOMG GORKYS IS SO GOOD
TRADE HEYWARD FOR HIM NAO
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
anyone know when minor next pitches for Gwinnett?
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
Hey everyone. How’d JT and Minor look? also, what ballpark is this?
MBL1 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Angels. They both looked very good. Julio looked more nervous than Minor did, but both were nasty. Julio had to work around a leadoff walk
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
Don’t blame him for being nervous, because there’s probably a ton of scouts there. Thanks, and I’m glad they did well!
MBL1 - July 11, 2010 via mobile
both looked good
JT had some command issues, walked two guys, otherwise, clean innings
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
I don't want us to trade minor, we need a lefty.... SEE ADAM WAINWRIGHT for further references
fizzbot - July 11, 2010
The Spain-Netherlands game
Needed a few more yellow cards. That ref had awesome technique. Pull it out, hold it up…just spine tingling.
Sam Jethroe - July 11, 2010
If that's not TWSS then I don't know what is.
DogDaysofSummer - July 12, 2010
now this is referee technique
telemakhos - July 12, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r0_TS09lJc
telemakhos - July 12, 2010
hahahah mets pitcher getting ROCKED
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
On what channel is this shindig happening?
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
Nvrmd. Found it ESPN2
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
USA > World
leedawg - July 11, 2010
AMERICA!!!!
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
FUCK YEAH!!
bravos1984 - July 11, 2010
BEER!
Beer is great.
beeswax - July 11, 2010
+ pi
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlULgi92zK8
bravos1984 - July 11, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jOEAufDQ4
J-Freak - July 12, 2010
Anyone else remember the old NES game?
The Simpsons vs. The World?
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
Shepper’s prepitch bouncing < Mike Gonzalez’s prepitch swaying
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
A .673 OPS gets you into the Future's Game?
!Vive la Francoeur! - July 11, 2010
Well if it gets you into the All Star Game….
GoBravesNY - July 11, 2010
Except Omar's OPS is higher by a good bit....
FitzFan - July 12, 2010
anyone know when mike minors next AAA start is
because im visiting family in buffalo and will likely go to a Bisons(buffalo AAA/mets team) to cheer on Gwinnett
Just wondering when minor pitches to kill 2 birds with 1 stone( see freedie and minor play) and know which game to go to
bflobraves - July 11, 2010
I don’t think it’s been announced with him pitching today
telemakhos - July 12, 2010
for anyone who wants to watch the celebrity/legends softball game
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6261176
atl192485 - July 11, 2010
how's about this
If the Braves play .500 baseball after the break ‘til the end of the season, they’ll end up with 89 wins.
beeswax - July 11, 2010
and get
booby cox 2554 managerial wins
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
hawves - July 12, 2010
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